Dedicated to all who look back!
All that is left of she that once was - doomed,
Stares herself in the skull because...
She can hardly believe that she passed away,
Her skull remaining evidence of her living day - gone!
Bare and void of mortal flesh she sees her skull,
Nothing of a smile to speak of so dreary and dull - grim!
Her jaw her table not much to speak of now - dead!
She met her untimely death after a 'blazing' row!
The eyes are the windows of the soul they say - yes!
Skeleton her form her spirit a ghoul o'h I say!
A ghost of days in her mortal coat have gone,
Immortality is now a solitary tormented one - dark!
In period style she peers back within - herself..
At what took place amidst her mortal sin..
Her life so cruelly taken from her - fast!
For entertaining the forbidden in her boudoir.
Sadly their liaison was cruelly discovered,
From the find she never recovered -murder!
Her life strangled away leaving her head behind,
But unrested lives on her tortured mind - eternal..
All that is left for this soul to do - now
Is look back inside and out minus mortal glue..
Nothing to hold her in her former form - gone,
The living dead now for her is the norm..
Looking back on what she once was - then..
She mirrors her own past now and because..
Copyright:K:September 2008
Amidst a 'blonde day' I wrote a rhyming version and then re-read the contest page and realised that I had missed reading that you required a non-rhymer, so I adjusted the rhyming version accordingly and posted that in place of the original rhyming version below which I thought I would include for comparison or choice on part of judge(s)! Hope this is OK?
Here is the rhyming version and emoticon..>>
She Saw Herself Dead (Rhyming Version)
Dedicated to all who look back!
All that is left of she that once was,
Stares herself in the skull because...
She can hardly believe that she passed away,
Her skull remaining evidence of her living day...
Bare and void of mortal flesh she sees her skull,
Nothing of a smile to speak of so dreary and dull..
Her jaw her table not much to speak of now,
She met her untimely death after a 'blazing' row!
The eyes are the windows of the soul they say,
Skeleton her form her spirit a ghoul o'h I say!
A ghost of days in her mortal coat have gone,
Immortality is now a solitary tormented one..
In period style she peers back within,
At what took place amidst her mortal sin..
Her life so cruelly taken from her,
For entertaining the forbidden in her boudoir.
Sadly their liaison was cruelly discovered,
From the find she never recovered..
Her life strangled away leaving her head behind,
But unrested lives on her tortured mind..
All that is left for this soul to do,
Is look back inside and out minus mortal glue..
Nothing to hold her in her former form,
The living dead now for her is the norm..
Looking back on what she once was,
She mirrors her own past now and because..
Copyright:K:September 2008
All-poetry.com Contest
September 2008
Picture Prompt - Mirrored Skull
http://allpoetry.com/contest/2419811
Look at the picture. Write about it.
I am looking for dark surrealism and abstract poetry.
Left align
free verse [THAT MEANS NO RHYME]
proper grammar and spelling.
No more than 30 lines. I will be counting.
So I know you read these FEW ACUTE RULES, please put an
Emoticon in your author notes. use this link to find one
http://allpoetry.com/column/306041
Points might increase. I may also cancel if I don't find
what I am looking for.
Enter this contest
* This is an anonymous contest - your name will be
hidden from editors
* Closes in 6 days, or after 14 more entries
* Rewards - Gold: 1000, Silver: 500, Bronze: 200,
Honorable mention: 1 people
* Prewritten poems are not allowed.
* Enter a new poem
I always design backgrounds and add illustrative
pictures to
my pages which tend to look far better centre aligned so
please bear this in mind!
Picture depicts:
Victorian / period styled lady sitting looking in what seems
to be a boudoir table mirror but this is surreally her own
skull and she rests her arms on her former jaw! Creepy and
very thought provoking in eerie monochrome! Great prompt!
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